2:21PM
NZ's Achilles Heel: Scientists Warn of Harm from GE Food
An international group of over 85 scientists, academics and physicians has
warned that harmful effects of GE foods may be being deliberately ignored,
and say that there is no scientific agreement that genetically engineered
(GE) foods and crops are safe.
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013

12:50PM
Appeal For Safety Tests of New GE Food
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment has been advised that an appeal lodged with the Regulatory Review committee has been accepted [1]. The appeal is against the approval of a new GE food resistant to three toxic chemicals of which one has been recently banned in Australia [2].
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Monday, 22 July 2013

11:03AM
Astonishing' Rejection of Science By Food Safety Minister
The Food Safety Minister's decision to take the advice of bureaucrats and to reject peer-reviewed science, is nothing short of astonishing and puts the public at risk from food containing new levels of chemicals for which there is no known safe maximum residue limit.
306 views

1:35PM
Auckland Council Slammed Over Consultation on GMOs
Auckland Council has been slammed for not consulting with Maori on draft proposals to prohibit GMO release, even though representatives from the Independent Statutory Maori Board refused to propose a motion for consultation to take place.
150 views

12:08PM
Public Become Lab Rats in FSANZ Cocktail Approval
The lack of any animal feeding studies on a GE soybean designed to survive spraying with a cocktail of herbicides, will leave the public no better than lab rats unless the approval is immediately stopped.
161 views

10:41AM
New Zealand Scientist Leads Scrutiny of Novel Food Risks
A New Zealand scientist at the forefront of understanding problems that might be associated with genetically engineered (GE) foods is raising concerns over increased disease links to consuming a new construct in GE wheat, a World first.
162 views

8:06AM
Stagg's Chili Holds GE Surprise for Customers
Consumers are being warned that chili beans imported from the US under the Stagg's name may give them more than the taste of 'the old west' promised in advertising, and could include types of Genetically Engineered corn that people may want to avoid.
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Friday, 22 June 2012

2:09PM
EPA Hears GE Promise But Not All The Facts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first hearing on GE to consider a plan to leave company managers overseeing their own biosecurity compliance, but the applicants are irresponsible in not mentioning serious breaches of biosecurity that have happened before.
106 views

9:04AM
Tribunal Appeal Against 2,4 D-resistant Corn
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment has applied to the Administrative Appeal Tribunal for a review of the decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to release into the food chain corn and soy genetically engineered to survive 2,4 D herbicides.
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Monday, 9 January 2012

11:15AM
NZ Food Authority Being Used By US Biotech Company
There are concerns that New Zealand Food Regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is being manipulated by a Chemical Company to gain US government approval for new GE crops designed to survive its proprietary herbicide 2,4-D.
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011

12:57PM
China Symposium on 'GMO Technology and Human Security'
New Zealand producers and consumers were represented at an inaugural event in China that paves the way to address common issues for a safer food supply for people in the Chongqing protectorate, one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 34 million.
162 views

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

8:20AM
MADGE 'Copy in' Minister to Trace and Label GM Food
New Zealand's Minister of Health would be doing the right thing for public health and the integrity of the food system by voting for labelling of GM foods, when she attends a trans-Tasman council meeting on Friday.(1)
That's the message from MADGE Australia, to Minister Kate Wilkinson, saying 90% of people want full labelling of GM ingredients.
193 views

Thursday, 24 November 2011

8:29AM
NZ Must Support US Consumers on GM Labelling
New Zealand should be backing US Consumers at The TPPA negotiations, by demanding labelling of GM foods be extended to America, not withdrawn from countries that have it
US consumers are currently suing their own government for the labelling of GM food (1), and there is public support for labelling of GM foods across the whole Pacific region.
106 views